Pressed to accept a ceasefire in Ukraine, Putin seems likely to seek his own conditions

Tokyo, 13 March, /AJMEDIA/ By signaling its openness to a ceasefire, Ukraine has handed the Kremlin a difficult challenge at a time when the Russian military has the upper hand… Read more

Greenland’s pro-business opposition wins election

Tokyo, 12 March, /AJMEDIA/ Greenland’s pro-business opposition Demokraatit party won Tuesday’s closely watched parliamentary election, beating the incumbent left-wing coalition in a vote dominated by U.S. President Donald Trump’s pledge… Read more

Ukraine strikes Moscow in biggest drone attack on Russian capital

Tokyo, 11 March, /AJMEDIA/ Ukraine launched its biggest drone attack on the Russian capital on Tuesday with at least 91 drones targeting Moscow, killing at least one person, sparking fires,… Read more

North Korea fires ballistic missiles as South begins drills with U.S.

Tokyo, 10 March, /AJMEDIA/ North Korea fired “multiple unidentified ballistic missiles” on Monday, South Korea’s military said, the same day Seoul and Washington began a major annual joint military drill… Read more

Syrian leader scrambles to contain deadliest violence in years

Tokyo, 10 March, /AJMEDIA/ Syria’s leader vowed on Sunday to hunt down the perpetrators of violent clashes pitting loyalists of deposed President Bashar al-Assad against the country’s new Islamist rulers… Read more

Wild weather leaves massive blackouts in eastern Australia

Tokyo, 9 March, /AJMEDIA/ Wild weather has blacked out more than 300,000 homes and businesses on Australia’s east coast, officials said Sunday, with one driver confirmed dead and a dozen… Read more

More than 1,000 killed in Syrian crackdown on Alawite region, war monitor says

Tokyo, 9 March, /AJMEDIA/ More than 1,000 people have been killed in two days of clashes between gunmen and security forces linked to Syria’s new Islamist rulers and fighters from… Read more

South Korea’s President Yoon free; trials continue after court quashes detention

Tokyo, 8 March, /AJMEDIA/ South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol walked out of a detention centre in Seoul on Saturday after prosecutors decided not to appeal a court decision to… Read more

Musk, Rubio clash in cabinet meeting, New York Times says

Tokyo, 8 March, /AJMEDIA/ U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio and billionaire White House adviser Elon Musk clashed on Thursday during a cabinet meeting, as President Donald Trump watched, over… Read more

South Korean court cancels President Yoon’s arrest warrant

Tokyo, 7 March, /AJMEDIA/ A South Korean court canceled impeached President Yoon Suk Yeol’s arrest warrant on Friday, paving the way for his release from jail following his arrest in… Read more